Review of the Geological Strength Index (GSI) as an Empirical Classification and Rock Mass Property Estimation Tool: Origination, Modifications, Applications, and Limitations by Sajjad Hussian, Noor Mohammad, Zahid Ur Rehman, Naseer Muhammad Khan, Khan Shahzada, Sarfraz Ali, Muhammad Tahir, Salim Raza, Saira Sherin

“…The geological strength index (GSI) is one of the most exceptional rock mass classification system which is used to evaluate very weak and highly jointed rock mass by different approaches and related to rock mass geomechanical properties including generalized Hoek & Brown constants, deformation modulus, strength properties, and Poisson’s ratio for an appropriate design of tunnels, caverns, and other engineering structures. …”
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Geological Sites Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda: A Survey on the North Coast of São Paulo, Brazil by Laíza Lauriano, Debora Queiroz, Maria Garcia

“…Forty-three geosites that show important records of regional geology were analyzed for their potential support in achieving the UN 17 SDG and 169 targets. …”
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Micro-CT Characterization of Wellbore Cement Degradation in SO42-–Bearing Brine under Geological CO2 Storage Environment by Manguang Gan, Liwei Zhang, Xiuxiu Miao, Yan Wang, Xiaojuan Fu, Mingxing Bai, Xiaochun Li

“…This study provides valuable information on how low pH-induced corrosion and HCO3--induced cement carbonation contribute to structure evolution of wellbore cement in SO42--bearing brine under geological CO2 storage environment.…”
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Fluid Origin and Evolution of the Roc Blanc Silver Deposit (Jebilet Massif, Variscan Belt, Morocco): Constraints from Geology and Fluid Inclusions by Amal El Arbaoui, Ismaïla N’Diaye, Zaineb Hajjar, Amina Wafik, Abdelhak Boutaleb, Said Ilmen, Abderrahim Essaifi, Mohammed Bouabdellah

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The Sedimentary Geochemical Characteristics and Geological Significance of the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation Accumulation of Organic Matter Black Shale on the Southeastern Sichuan Basin, China by Bin Wu

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Impact of Geological Factors on Marine Shale Gas Enrichment and Reserve Estimation: A Case Study of Jiaoshiba Area in Fuling Gas Field by Siyu Yu, Xixin Wang, Shaohua Li, Yuming Liu, Liming Xiao, Xin Liu, Wen Zhao, Jiaen Zhang

“…Geological factors are key elements to control shale gas enrichment and influence the accurate estimation of shale gas reserve. …”
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Prediction method of S-wave velocities in tight sandstone reservoirs – a case study of CO2 geological storage area in Ordos Basin by Li Lin, Wang Haofan, Ma Jinfeng

“…This study emphasizes how important it is to take geological factors into account when developing 3D/4D seismic petrophysical predication models of S-wave velocities specifically designed for tight sandstone reservoirs.…”
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Optimization and potential assessment of CO2 geological storage caprock in the saline aquifers of the Qingjiang Basin, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River by Yuchen Tian, Shiqi Liu, Sijian Zheng, Shuxun Sang, Yinghai Liu, Shiheng Chen, Helong Zhang, Yanzhi Liu, Yuntian Jiang, Zekun Yue, Wenkai Wang

Subjects: “…CO2 geological storage…”
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A New Method Based on Boundary Element Method to Appraise CO2 Geological Storage Potential in Depleted Shale Gas Reservoirs by Junjie Shi, Linsong Cheng, Chong Cao, Renyi Cao, Deqiang Wang, Gaoling Liu

“…In recent years, greenhouse gases have increased in the atmosphere, and climate change concerns have triggered global efforts to find solutions for CO2 capture, separation, transport, and storage. Geological sequestration in the depleted unconventional reservoir is an effective measure to reduce the atmosphere’s CO2 content. …”
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Big Earth data processing using machine learning for integrated mapping of the dead sea fault, Jordan by Polina Lemenkova

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Study on The Influence of Direct Ground Liquid CO2 Injection on Soil Chemical Properties in Subsidence Areas under Shallow Buried Geological Conditions by Naifu Cao, Yuntao Liang, Gang Wang

“…Based on the actual vertical depth of 70∼80 m shallow buried coal seam geological conditions, CO2 diffusion in the goaf is regarded as a short-term high-concentration CO2 leakage model. …”
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The Territory as a Victim: Geological Assessment to Analyzing the Impact of Colombia’s Armed Conflict on Geo-Bio Megadiversity at the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta by Juan Fernando Zapata-Herrera, Catalina González-Tejada, Sergio A. Restrepo-Moreno, María Isabel Marín-Cerón

“…Employing modern geological methodologies such as Remote Sensing and Landscape Metrics, this research explores and quantifies the extent of degradation within the SNSM. …”
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Seismotectonic and Geological Mapping around the High and Middle Atlas Junction: Integration of Satellite Imagery and Seismic Analysis in the Tizi N’Isly Basin, Morocco by Najim Abdelkarim, Timoulali Youssef, El Hilali Mohamed, Bouiflane Mustapha

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['GIS-BASED HIGH-RESOLUTION GEOLOGICAL MAP (SCALE 1:50,000): A NEW WINDOW INTO STRUCTURAL DOMAINS OF THE QUETTA AND SURROUNDING AREAS'] by Nisar Ahmed, Akhter Muhammad Kassi, Aimal Khan Kasi, Khawar Sohail, Muhammad Asif, Abdul Naeem, Muhammad Panezai

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Hydrothermal Dissolution of Deeply Buried Cambrian Dolomite Rocks and Porosity Generation: Integrated with Geological Studies and Reactive Transport Modeling in the Tarim Basin, China by Wenwen Wei, Daizhao Chen, Hairuo Qing, Yixiong Qian

“…The burial dissolution of carbonate rocks has long been an interesting topic of reservoir geologists. Integrated with geological studies and reactive transport modeling, this study investigated the Cambrian dolomites that were buried at depths up to 8408 m and still preserved a large amount of unfilled dissolution vugs from the borehole TS1 in the northern Tarim Basin. …”
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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Assessment of Gamma Radiation Hazards Related to Geologic Materials: Comparison of Results by Field Gamma Spectrometry and Laboratory Methods by Miguel Couto, Jorge Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Carlos Alves

“…Geologic materials are a potential source of external gamma radiation in buildings due to the presence of radioisotopes (40K and isotopes from U and Th decay families). …”
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Mechanism of Coal Bump among Mine Group under the Control of Large Geological Body: A Case Study of Yima Mining Area, China by Yizhe Li, Shankun Zhao, Qingxin Qi, Pengzhi Pan, Xiangzhi Wei, Yin Wang, Ningbo Zhang, Yang Zhao, Haitao Chai, Qilin Hao

“…Coal bump often occurs in coal mining among many working faces in mine group under the control of large geological bodies. In order to study the coal bump mechanism between adjacent working faces under the conditions of large fault and huge thick overburden conglomerate, this paper regards Yima mining area as a practical engineering background and theoretically analyzes the mechanical behavior of overlying rock in the spatial structure. …”
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Experimental Study on Comprehensive Real-Time Methods to Determine Geological Condition of Rock Mass along the Boreholes while Drilling in Underground Coal Mines by Ganggang Niu, Kai Zhang, Bosong Yu, Yanlong Chen, Yu Wu, Jiangfeng Liu

“…The geological condition is essential for mining design and disaster control in underground coal mines. …”
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Geochronology of the felsic rocks in Orijärvi, southern Finland – implications for stratigraphy by Elisa Toivanen, Teemu Vehkamäki, Markku Väisänen, Jaakko Kara, Hugh O’Brien

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On the Geological and Palaeontological Heritage of the Azores Archipelago and the Urgent need to Review the Geosites of the Azores UNESCO Geopark: A Comment on Lima & Meneses (2023), Geoconservation Research, 6: 114-127 by Sérgio P. Ávila, Ana Hipólito, Patrícia Madeira, Lara Baptista, Samuel Arruda, Gonçalo Castela Ávila, Carlos Góis-Marques, Rui Quartau

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